Great Panama Canal transit

Island Princess Cruise Review

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 5
Helpful Votes: 128

Overall rating:

4.9 out of 5
Island Princess

14 Night Panama Canal - Ocean To Ocean Westbound (Ft. Lauderdale To Los Angeles)

Sail date: April 27, 2022

Ship: Island Princess

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: B529

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

Enjoyed cruise. With only 1000 people on a ship that holds 2300 was very spacious and no lines (except getting back on the ship at ports)

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Preloaded all information on Medallion app. Left hotel on shuttle at 1030 was in my cabin at 1102. Nice thing about first cruise after pandemic is that the rooms were ready at boarding. Staff applauded as we came on ship.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Food in general very good in MDR. Only issue was that discription on menu did not always match what was served. Ordered a few dishes from specialty dining menu as room service, very good. Loved the ability to order food and drinks any where on the ship and they would deliver to you. On embarcation day was sitting in Good Spirit's bar with a drink but they don't have snacks, so ordered french fries delivered to the bar.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
They had trivia 3-4 times a day. Art auctions, jewelry drink parties, usual things. Did very few of the activities, most not that interesting. The ones I wanted to attend all ended up scheduled at the same times and at meal times. Pools were nice but a little deep for me.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Service by all staff was impeccable.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Ship very clean and saw staff continually cleaning areas.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Inside cabin and smaller than some I've been in, but liked that they had mirror across the whole wall at the head of the bed and across the opposite wall behind the desk. It made the room appear much larger.

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

5 out of 5

Panama Canal Transit

5 out of 5
No excusions on transit but very interesting day watching how the old locks worked.

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

5 out of 5

Cartagena, Colombia

4 out of 5
Very hot and humid. Tour guide was very knowledgeable but spent a lot of time on political status. Did jewlery making excursion that was great and enjoyed visiting the Emerald Museum.

San Pedro (Los Angeles), California

5 out of 5
Disembarkation just as smooth as embarkation.

Puntarenas, Costa Rica

5 out of 5

Huatulco, Mexico

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Disembarkation was a little delayed about 30 min but every group was assigned a place to wait sitting down.

Traveler Photos

From jewelry making class
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7 Comments

AuntPinkie    2 years ago

The lower passenger load sailings were the best. Glad you enjoyed your canal transit!

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

joyandjerry    2 years ago

Glad you enjoyed! Did same cruise on her 2019 and loved it!

WhippetMum    2 years ago

Thanks for the info. Glad you enjoyed.

GabeNSteph    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing

byhisgrace    2 years ago

Appreciate your feedback. Glad that you enjoyed your cruise

cowboy74    2 years ago

Thanks for taking the time to review your cruise, thought about doing coast to coast before covid.

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